In this Friday, Nov. 25, 2011, file photo, a checkout line winds through a Best Buy store as shoppers take advantage of a midnight Black Friday sale on Friday, Nov. 25, 2011, in Brentwood, Tenn. (Associated Press) less

In this Friday, Nov. 25, 2011, file photo, a checkout line winds through a Best Buy store as shoppers take advantage of a midnight Black Friday sale on Friday, Nov. 25, 2011, in Brentwood, Tenn. (Associated ... more

Jake Colombo, along with other members of the LeBlanc and Colombo families, dresses up for Black Friday at Fred Meyer in Beaverton, Ore., on Friday, Nov. 25, 2011. (Associated Press)

Jake Colombo, along with other members of the LeBlanc and Colombo families, dresses up for Black Friday at Fred Meyer in Beaverton, Ore., on Friday, Nov. 25, 2011. (Associated Press)

Jake Colombo, along with other members of the LeBlanc and Colombo... Photo-3711176.52149 - Houston Chronicle

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A Best Buy employee hands out paperwork to Black Friday shoppers, queued up behind barricades, as they wait for the opening of the store for Black Friday to begin. Hundreds of shoppers at Best Buy in Pinole, Calif., waited in line (some for days) for the beginning of the holiday shopping season at midnight following Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 24, 2011. (Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The Chronicle) less

A Best Buy employee hands out paperwork to Black Friday shoppers, queued up behind barricades, as they wait for the opening of the store for Black Friday to begin. Hundreds of shoppers at Best Buy in Pinole, ... more

Black Friday shopper Susan Tu lines up to buy an iPod touch shortly after Target's 5 a.m. opening on Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, in Daly City, Calif. Customers began lining up around 10 p.m. Thanksgiving night for deals that included 40" LCD televisions for $449 and 50% off certain items. (Noah Berger / Special to The Chronicle) less

Shoppers hoping for Black Friday deals camp out, waiting for the doors at the Target store on San Felipe near the West Loop on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011, in Houston. (Smiley N. Pool / Houston Chronicle) less

Shoppers hoping for Black Friday deals camp out, waiting for the doors at the Target store on San Felipe near the West Loop on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011, in Houston. (Smiley N. Pool / Houston ... more

Shoppers rush into a San Leandro, Calif., Target store during its 4 a.m. Black Friday opening on Friday, Nov. 26, 2010. (Noah Berger / Special to The Chronicle)

Shoppers rush into a San Leandro, Calif., Target store during its 4 a.m. Black Friday opening on Friday, Nov. 26, 2010. (Noah Berger / Special to The Chronicle)

Shoppers rush into a San Leandro, Calif., Target store during its 4... Photo-3711287.52149 - Houston Chronicle

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A shopper walks to his car after purchasing a bike at Walmart in Butler Plaza on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011, in Gainesville, Fla. Walmart opened stores on Thursday. (Associated Press)

A shopper walks to his car after purchasing a bike at Walmart in Butler Plaza on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011, in Gainesville, Fla. Walmart opened stores on Thursday. (Associated Press)

A shopper walks to his car after purchasing a bike at Walmart in... Photo-3711181.52149 - Houston Chronicle

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Shoppers hoping for Black Friday deals wait in a long line for the doors at the Target store on Sawyer Street near the downtown late on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011, in Houston. (Smiley N. Pool / Houston Chronicle) less

Shoppers hoping for Black Friday deals wait in a long line for the doors at the Target store on Sawyer Street near the downtown late on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011, in Houston. (Smiley N. Pool ... more

Shoppers hoping for Black Friday deals wait in a long line for the... Photo-3711182.52149 - Houston Chronicle

The first of the Black Friday shoppers are welcomed into the Best Buy store in Pinole on Friday, November 25, 2011. Hundreds of shoppers at Best Buy in Pinole, Calif., waited in line (some for days) for the beginning of the holiday shopping season at midnight following Thanksgiving. (Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The Chronicle) less

The first of the Black Friday shoppers are welcomed into the Best Buy store in Pinole on Friday, November 25, 2011. Hundreds of shoppers at Best Buy in Pinole, Calif., waited in line (some for days) for the ... more

The first of the Black Friday shoppers are welcomed into the Best... Photo-3711184.52149 - Houston Chronicle

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Miriam Morales of Castro Valley joins several hundred shoppers lined up outside a San Leandro, Calif., Target store shortly before its 4 a.m. Black Friday opening on Friday, Nov. 26, 2010. (Noah Berger / Special to The Chronicle) less

A Black Friday shopper, who declined to give her name, waits at the front of a line shortly before Target's 5 a.m. opening on Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, in Daly City, Calif. Customers began lining up around 10 p.m. Thanksgiving night for deals that included 40" LCD televisions for $449 and 50% off certain items. (Noah Berger / Special to The Chronicle) less

A Black Friday shopper, who declined to give her name, waits at the front of a line shortly before Target's 5 a.m. opening on Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, in Daly City, Calif. Customers began lining up around 10 p.m. ... more

Crowds of Black Friday shoppers attempt to push their way through security staff moments after the doors opened outside of Best Buy at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., early Friday Nov. 25, 2011. Several retailers at the Mall, including Best Buy, opened their doors to bargain hunters at midnight Thursday. (Associated Press) less

Crowds of Black Friday shoppers attempt to push their way through security staff moments after the doors opened outside of Best Buy at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., early Friday Nov. 25, 2011. ... more

A joking sign is seen at one of several entrances to the Occupy Portland camp in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011. Occupy protesters wanted shoppers to occupy something besides door-buster sales and crowded aisles of big-box stores on Black Friday. (Associated Press) less

A joking sign is seen at one of several entrances to the Occupy Portland camp in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011. Occupy protesters wanted shoppers to occupy something besides door-buster sales and ... more

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More than a thousand shoppers lined up outside Best Buy Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011, to take advantage of door buster deals on Black Friday in Bowling Green, Ky. Some shoppers spent 24 hours in line to be the first ones in the store. (AP) less

More than a thousand shoppers lined up outside Best Buy Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011, to take advantage of door buster deals on Black Friday in Bowling Green, Ky. Some shoppers spent 24 hours in line to be the first ... more

More than a thousand shoppers lined up outside Best Buy Thursday,... Photo-3711195.52149 - Houston Chronicle

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Shoppers anticipating Black Friday sale prices line up at Target in Danbury, Conn., for the midnight opening of the store Thanksgiving night.Photo taken Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. (Carol Kaliff)

Shoppers anticipating Black Friday sale prices line up at Target in Danbury, Conn., for the midnight opening of the store Thanksgiving night.
Photo taken Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. (Carol Kaliff)